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Fran Wilson

Strange Meeting

The internet is a curious place. It has its dark corners and cul-de-sacs, where toxicity lurks, fuelled by feuds and conspiracy theories…

3 min readOct 9, 2021

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Strange Meeting

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Fran Wilson

The self-coached musician

It may surprise you to learn that Austrian cyclist Anna Kiesenhofer, who won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics women’s road race, is an…

4 min readSep 24, 2021

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The self-coached musician

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Fran Wilson

The Piano: A History in 100 Pieces

It was perhaps inevitable that pianist and writer Susan Tomes would turn her attention eventually to the extraordinarily broad repertoire…

4 min readSep 17, 2021

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The Piano: A History in 100 Pieces

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Fran Wilson

The Writings on the Score

As a writer, the marks I make on paper, or via the word-processing programme on my laptop, are the outward signifiers of my creativity…

2 min readSep 10, 2021

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Fran Wilson

Do we still need music critics?

Critic

6 min readMay 1, 2020

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Do we still need music critics?

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Fran Wilson

Strange Days

On Friday 13th March (yes, I know, ominous….), I sent an email to one of my musician clients attaching a rather classy flyer I’d designed…

3 min readMar 22, 2020

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Fran Wilson

Expectations

Thoughts on motherhood and music

6 min readMar 7, 2020

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pianist Yuja Wang (picture by Julia Weseley)

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Fran Wilson

‘Healing’ — Garreth Broke

The therapeutic properties of music are well-documented and studies show time and time again how listening to and playing music can heal…

2 min readMar 3, 2020

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‘Healing’ — Garreth Broke

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Fran Wilson

The piano is a piece of furniture

Piano

5 min readDec 23, 2019

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The piano is a piece of furniture

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Fran Wilson

What does it mean to be “a pianist”?

Pianists do not devote their lives to their instrument simply because they like music….there has to be a genuine love simply of the…

5 min readDec 16, 2019

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What does it mean to be “a pianist”?

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Fran Wilson

Fran Wilson

Fran Wilson is The Cross-Eyed Pianist. Blogger, concert reviewer, pianist, piano teacher, flâneuse, Burmese cat lover & lapsang souchong drinker.

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